Plant Human Resources Manager

Position Location: Bhiwadi, Rajasthan

Key Responsibilities

• Employee Relations: Maintain a harmonious, productive and union-free work climate through strong shop-floor connect, an open-door policy, effective Works Committee and Grievance Redressal Committee, and regular communication forums; identify and address early signs of unrest or external influence.
• Discipline & Legal Matters: Handle misconduct cases end-to-end – show-cause notices, charge-sheets, domestic enquiries and final orders – as per Standing Orders and principles of natural justice; manage conciliation and labour court matters with legal counsel.
• Statutory Compliance: Ensure 100% compliance with the four Labour Codes, state rules and allied laws; manage factory and contract-labour licences, PF, ESI, LWF, bonus, gratuity, registers and returns; handle inspections and run a monthly compliance calendar with quarterly internal audits.
• Contract Labour Governance: Govern contractor empanelment, licence checks, onboarding, wage and PF/ESI verification; ensure principal-employer obligations and prevent sham-contracting risks.
• HR Business Partnering: Partner with the Plant Head and HODs on manpower planning, productivity, manpower cost per tonne, absenteeism and overtime control; lead plant hiring, including apprentices and trainees.
• Talent & Capability: Drive performance management, succession for critical roles and the plant training calendar (technical, safety, 5S/TPM and supervisory skills).
• Engagement & Welfare: Run engagement and recognition programmes; oversee medical and other statutory welfare facilities; ensure the POSH Internal Committee functions effectively.
• HR Operations & MIS: Oversee time office and payroll inputs; drive HRMS digitisation, monthly HR MIS and the plant HR budget.
• Safety & Governance: Partner with EHS on behavioural safety and accident cases; support Code of Conduct and customer social-compliance audits.
• Team Leadership: Lead and develop the plant HR team and build a strong second line.

Statutory Knowledge Required

Strong working knowledge of the Code on Wages, Industrial Relations Code, Code on Social Security and OSH Code with applicable Rajasthan state rules; the Factories Act, CLRA, Standing Orders and other legacy laws where still relevant; POSH Act, Apprentices Act, LWF and Shops & Establishments laws; and domestic enquiry procedure and key labour judgments.

Key Performance Indicators

• No production loss due to employee-relations issues; union-free status maintained
• 100% statutory compliance; zero penalties or major inspection observations
• Contractor compliance and timely closure of audit gaps
• Absenteeism, overtime and manpower cost within budget
• Critical-talent attrition, hiring TAT, training man-days and engagement scores on target

Qualifications & Experience

• Education: MBA / PGDM / MA / MSW in HR, Personnel Management, IR or Labour Welfare; LLB or Diploma in Labour Laws preferred.
• Experience: 12–18 years in HR, including at least 8 years in plant HR / IR in metals, steel, auto, engineering or other heavy manufacturing; experience of handling a 1,000+ permanent and contract workforce.
• Skills: Hands-on HRMS / payroll systems and Excel-based MIS; fluency in English and Hindi (local language preferred).

Key Competencies

• Functional: Employee relations, labour-law compliance, domestic enquiries, workforce planning and HR analytics.
• Behavioural: Integrity and firmness, conflict resolution, business acumen, stakeholder influence, composure under pressure, approachability and team leadership.

Key Stakeholders

• Internal: Plant Head, HODs, Corporate HR, Legal, employees and supervisors.
• External: Contractors, Labour Department, Factory Inspectorate, PF / ESI offices, local administration, labour courts and legal counsel.